New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 1:9-12

9Whateverמַה־mah-H4100youdeviseתְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙te.cha.she.VunH2803againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He will makeעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213acompleteכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617endH3617of it.Distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869will not riseתָק֥וּםta.KumH6965up twiceפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

10Likeעַד־'ad-H5704tangledסְבֻכִ֔יםse.vu.KhimH5440thornsסִירִ֣יםsi.RimH5518, And like those who aredrunkenסְבוּאִ֑יםse.vu.'ImH5433with their drinkוּכְסָבְאָ֖םu.khe.sa.ve.'AmH5435, They areconsumedאֻ֨כְּל֔וּ'u.ke.LuH398As stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179completelyמָלֵֽא׃ma.Le'H4392witheredיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3002.

11From you has goneH3318forthH3318One whoplottedחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803evilH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Awickedבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סbe.li.Ya.'alH1100counselorיֹעֵ֖ץyo.'EtzH3289.

12Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are at fullשְׁלֵמִים֙she.le.MimH8003strengthand likewiseוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,Even soוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651, they will becutנָגֹ֖זּוּna.Go.zuH1494offH1494and passוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674awayH5674.Though I have afflictedוְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְve.'I.ni.TikhH6031you,I will afflictאֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ'a.'a.NekhH6031younoלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

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